Friends of Tugman – January 2025 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held two volunteer work events at Tugman Park in January:  1/8 & 1/22
• January 8^th highlights:  reconstructed tree rings around recently planted trees along Tugman Creek due to high water flow from Dec/Jan rains; prepared the fifth “willow plugging” zone for planting in the north creek area by digging and removing blackberry vines; cut, stripped, and removed ivy from mature trees along Tugman Creek; dug out and removed invasive Cyclamen from the south creek area; picked up trash park-wide
• January 22^nd highlights:  plugged willows in the fifth planting zone along Tugman Creek in the north creek area; plugged willows in an additional sixth zone across the creek from the fifth zone in the north creek area; dug and removed numerous blackberry plants from the northern end of the park; weeded the NE corner parking strip (along street at corner of E. 36^th Ave. & Hilyard St.); chopped blackberry vines along the park’s border in the SE area; picked up trash park-wide
• We held a Tugger social event on Tuesday evening 1/14 @ Xicha Brewing (Amazon Corner) whereby (13) team members, family and friends gathered to share each other’s company
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for February 2025 are:  2/5 & 2/19 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Friends of Tugman – December 2024 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held four volunteer work events at Tugman Park in December:  12/4, 12/7, 12/11, & 12/19
• December 4^th highlights:  several Tuggers met with P&OS staff to complete the final planting plan for the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project which took place on Saturday, 12/7 (see below)
• December 7^th highlights:  (14) folks (Tuggers, neighbors, and P&OS staff) completed the tree and shrub planting portion (excluding willow plugging) of the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project. This included (33) trees (white alder, Oregon white oak, choke cherry, and Oregon crabapple) and numerous shrubs (Pacific ninebark, Nootka rose, and osoberry).
• December 11^th highlights:  This was our one regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday event in December. We planted native shrubs (Pacific ninebark and spirea) in the park’s north end adjacent to our Wet Prairie Restoration plot. We plugged numerous willow osiers in two of the five designated willow planting areas along Tugman Creek per the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project plan.
• December 19^th highlights:  A small group of Tuggers continued the willow plugging along Tugman Creek with completion of two additional areas of the five designated areas. The fifth area will be planted during January 2025 volunteer work events.
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for January 2025 are:  1/8 & 1/22 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

The Transportation Committee had a robust monthly meeting in November. Most projects were deferred until 2025.

Respectfully submitted,

Lucy Bambrey
Transportation Committee Chairperson

Ready Southeast Report, November 2024

We had a good radio practice with more folks calling in this month. We stressed having your radio fully charged in case of emergencies and having it on the appropriate channel. We are continuing to promote the 2 Weeks Ready program to be prepared for any emergencies that arise. It is good to get prepared especially for a winter storm/ice storm and make sure you know proper operations if you have a generator.

Friends of Tugman – November 2024 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We did not hold any regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events in November:  11/13 was cancelled due to inclement weather; 11/27 was not scheduled due to Thanksgiving Holiday proximity.
• We held our rescheduled Wet Prairie Restoration Plot – Planting Party as follows:

• • On Friday, 11/8, a select group of Tuggers met to accomplish the final planning and initial planting for our Saturday, 11/9, planting party.
  • On Saturday, 11/9, (14) Tuggers, neighbors and friends accomplished the Phase 1 planting endeavor of our Wet Prairie Restoration Plot by planting numerous plants, bulbs, and seeds in an approximately 1000 sq. ft. section of this plot that had been recently un-tarped.

• Planning and recruitment is proceeding for our next project, Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 7^th from 9:00 am – 12 noon. Numerous trees, willow plugs and shrubs will be planted along and adjacent to Tugman Creek in a partnership endeavor with the City – Parks & Open Space folks. A final pre-planting meeting with P&OS will occur on Wednesday, December 4^th.
• We purchased a battery powered string trimmer with proceeds from the SEN Annual Picnic Silent Auction. Thank you, SEN Board, for allocating funds for this much needed purchase!
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work event for December 2024 is:  12/11 (10:00 am – 12 noon). We will NOT be having a volunteer work event on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 12/25.

Ready Southeast Report for October, 2024

Ready Southeast will be concentrating on the radio communications aspect for Disaster Preparedness and promoting the 2 Weeks Ready program. For the time being, we are not doing any other exercises that have to do with disaster preparedness.

We are continuing our second Sunday radio practice and are stressing the importance of keeping up on the use of radio procedures in the case of an emergency.

We are also reassessing the block captain and map your neighborhood program. We currently have good folks in place and have our emergency boxes placed in each of the areas.

Friends of Tugman – October 2024 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held three regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events in October:  10/2, 10/16, & 10/30
• October 2^nd highlights:  removed debris pile adjacent to the middle bridge; cut and chopped debris from large ash tree near Hilyard Ave. sidewalk; girdled and removed ivy from several Tugman Creek trees; picked up trash park-wide
• October 16^th highlights:  pruned, dug, and removed blackberries along Tugman Creek adjacent to the middle bridge; picked up trash park-wide
• October 30^th highlights:  removed 1000 sq. ft. of tarp fabric and staples in advance of our scheduled 11/2 planting party in the Wet Prairie Restoration Plot in the park’s north end; prepared the ground for planting as well
• The initial planting & seeding of a portion of the Wet Prairie Restoration Plot is scheduled for Saturday, November 2^nd. Depending on weather and workload, this endeavor may be carried forward in November as well.
• Discussion and planning continue with Parks & Open Space (P&OS) personnel for the tree/shrub planting project along Tugman Creek scheduled for later this fall/winter.
• Invasive plant removal outside of our regularly scheduled volunteer work events continued in October as evidenced by the following:
  • Continuation of blackberry pruning and removal along the southern park boundary of the central lawn
  • Ivy removal in the vernal pool area in the park’s south slope adjacent to E. 39^th Ave.
• Research continues on the selection for a battery powered string trimmer to be purchased for the Tugger team with proceeds from the SEN Annual Picnic Silent Auction. This equipment will be purchased in early November. Thank you, SEN Board, for allocating funds for this much needed purchase!
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work event for November 2024 is:  11/13 (10:00 am – 12 noon). We will NOT be having a volunteer work event on Wednesday, 11/27 due to proximity to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Ready Southeast is in the process of regrouping from our past organizational structure. We are moving toward the model from the State of Oregon to “Be 2 Weeks Ready”. https://www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/pages/2-weeks-ready.aspx

We will be maintaining and doing our monthly radio practice and encourage all to add to this network. We cannot have enough volunteers to communicate when a disaster strikes. If you would like more information please fill in the contact form on the SEN website.